//Teddy Bridgewater: Offense will emphasize red zone production

Teddy Bridgewater: Offense will emphasize red zone production

Improving those numbers won’t be easy to accomplish against the Cardinals in Week 4. The Panthers are one of nine teams with at least 13 red-zone possessions through the first three games. But of those teams, Carolina has the fewest touchdowns (five). Aside from Detroit (six), each of the other clubs have reached the end zone at least eight times.

Arizona is one of the best red zone defenses so far in 2020, allowing just four touchdowns on 13 opponent possessions inside the 20.

The challenges will likely extend to third down. The Cardinals’ defense leads the league, allowing an opponent conversion rate of just 29 percent. The Panthers had made 54 percent of their third-down opportunities in the first two weeks, but that figure is now tied for No. 13 at 44 percent.

“L.A. is a good team. They have a good